21. Chandini dresses for Prutvi

CHAPTER 21

Chandini dresses for Prutvi

          In the evening, Chandini opened the cupboard and looked at her dresses. She removed some of them and kept them on the bed. She was in confusion as to which to wear. Her sister and mother came in.

Divya asked, “Why are you selecting a dress? Is there a party or something?”

Chandini smiled, “No, I just feel like wearing something nice.”

Mother observed her. She thought, “Since 3 days, she has been behaving differently.”

Chandini took one dress and showed it to them. “Do you think this will look good on me?”

Seeta smiled, “You will look like a golden doll. Everything is matching on you. But what is special today?”

Chandini was shy. “Nothing. I am going to Sridevi’s house as usual.”

Seeta was worried. She thought, “A grown up girl. She keeps talking about that boy only. I have not even seen him properly.”

Chandini wore the dress. Suddenly she heard the sound of a bike. She peeped through the window. Prutvi and Arvind stopped their bike in front of the house and went in. Immediately Chandini left the house and went straight to the compound.

Chandini went to Sridevi’s house. Prutvi and Arvind got ready and came out. The beautiful ladies were waiting for him.

Lavanya went into her house and brought coffee for all. She gave coffee to Prutvi and Arvind.

Prutvi said, “I was looking forward to drinking your coffee.”

He sat drinking coffee.

Chandini was inside Sridevi’s house. She looked from the window.

Prutvi asked Sridevi, “How came your friend Signal is not yet here?”

Sridevi laughed, “If you call her Signal, she will get very angry.”

Mayuri was also a bit angry. “You keep calling us all sorts of names. Do you know that we also call you by one name?”

Prutvi became serious. “You all together or individually?”

Suddenly, he pointed to Sridevi’s window. “See, there is Signal.”

Srilaxmi came out with Chandini. Tripura also came out. On seeing Tripura, Prutvi adjusted his hands into a camera and pretended to click a photo. Tripura stood giving a pose.

Prutvi said, “Aunty, ever since you started taking the training, you have been taking daily 20 dips, running 200 mins and walking for 3 km. Looks like already you have reduced by 100 gms.

Kotari was sitting nearby reading a newspaper. He adjusted his specs in surprise.

“She has not reduced even a bit. If you keep giving training like this to the ladies for one month, we men will definitely reduce by 10 kgs doing all the housework.”

Prutvi went near Kotari. “I am telling the truth. Just watch carefully. She has reduced 100gms in just 2 days.”

Kotari looked at the fat Tripura. “Yes. Let us calculate. 100 gms in two days. Then in one month, she will reduce by 2 kg. In 4 years all the 90 kgs will be gone. She will say bye bye and go up. This is drum to slim. Very good.”

Everyone laughed.

Prutvi ignored Kotari and looked at Chandini. “Hallo, Signal. If you join us in jogging from tomorrow, in 15 days, you can join the fashion show and in 6 months, you can compete for Miss India.”

Chandini looked at him and smiled.

Prutvi looked at Sridevi. “Your friend Signal is like AC compartment in the train. Everything is special. That smile, that style of standing everything is special.”

Chandini felt like as if she was floating. But she acted as if she was angry and opened the gate and went away.

Sridevi approached Prutvi. “She has also given a name for you, you know?”

Prutvi was curious. “Please tell me what.”

Sridevi shook her head. “Sorry friend. You ask her only.”

“Ok madam. I will try with her. She will be coming tomorrow anyway.”